In this new edition of his popular title, Moving to VB .NET: Strategies, Concepts, and Code, Second Edition, Visual Basic guru Dan Appleman not only updates the book to include coverage of changes to Visual Basic .NET in Visual Studio .NET 2003, but extends the areas most important to VB .NET programmers since its release. Topics such as .NET remoting, versioning and object oriented programming are further illuminated using Appleman's own personable and highly effective style.

Appleman explains the why's and how's of the VB .NET technology features and the controversies around some of those choices. Evaluating VB .NET from the perspective of the developer, you’ll find material that may infuriate everybody from staunch VB traditionalists to Microsoft marketing staff. Most importantly, you'll learn to write good quality VB .NET code in well-designed applications. Appleman brings the same attention to technical detail and real-world attitude to the second edition as he has brought to all of his past books. It's sure to be a winner with readers.